What the panel ordered
Findings of Fact and Awards issued on March 16, 2022, rescinded; case remanded to WCJ for further proceedings consistent with the opinion.
Petition for reconsideration granted; prior Findings of Fact and Awards rescinded; case remanded to WCJ for further proceedings on stipulations.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold June 2, 2022.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The WCJ's prior finding of permanent partial disability was challenged by applicant's petition for reconsideration seeking permanent total disability, but the WCAB remanded the case for further proceedings on stipulations without ruling on the merits.
From the decision · page 1applicant, petitions for reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Awards issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) in this matter on March 16, 2022. In that decision, the WCJ found that applicant while employed as a custody assistant by defendant County of Los Angeles sustained injuries arising out of and in the course of the employment on August 10, 2005, to her lumbar spine, right shoulder and right hip, resulting in permanent partial disability of 14% (case ADJ928309) and during a cumulative period ending January 11, 2007, to her back and digestive system, resulting in permanent partial disability of 60% (case ADJ3770629.)